10 Essential Steps to Convert a Graphic Novel Script Into Compelling PanelsAugust 10, 2023 | Illustration, Latinx Voices, NovelsCreating a graphic novel is an artful process that marries storytelling with captivating visuals. Here are ten ...By: Kayden Phoenix
Creating Memorable Characters Means Being Patient and Asking a Lot of QuestionsMarch 13, 2023 | NovelsOver the last few weeks, I have been facilitating a class called Get To Know Your Character. And that is what I've ...By: Sarah Aronson
Your Book’s First Editor Is You: Is It Too Soon for Line Editing?February 28, 2023 | For Beginners, Novels, The Highlights Foundation ExperienceI'm Not Finished With My Draft Yet. Is It Too Early for Line Editing? We all come to the Highlights Foundation in ...By: Jennifer Gennari
The Sticky Note Approach to RevisionJanuary 19, 2023 | Muslim Storytellers, NovelsI hate revision. I’m just going to put that out there as the author of a book that went through sixteen full ...By: Intisar Khanani
How We Developed Our Collaborative Feedback ProcessJanuary 18, 2023 | NovelsWe’ve been critique partners for many years, but it took us a long time (10 years!) to come up with our current ...By: Diana MaChristina Scheuer
What’s the Game? (A Tool for Writing Humor, with Examples of How It Applies to My Own Co-Authored Novel)October 13, 2022 | NovelsI wanted to share one of the tools from my comedy writing toolbox-- a new favorite tool of mine, one that I picked ...By: Chris Tebbetts
5 Reasons to Revise Your WorkSeptember 16, 2022 | NovelsWe asked editor Emma D. Dryden, the leader of Filling the Writer's Toolbox: A Picture Book and Novel Retreat, to ...By: Emma D. Dryden
Just do it: how momentum and effort can help you finish your draftSeptember 15, 2022 | NovelsHave you met Sarah Aronson yet? She is a huge cheerleader for her fellow writers, sharing advice and inspiration ...By: Sarah Aronson
#HFGather: Empowering Readers and Reader Choice with Julia TorresAugust 10, 2022 | Essential Conversations, Novels, PodcastsHighlights Foundation's Alison Green Myers and Alex Villasante had a wonderful conversation with educator, ...
From Workshop to Publication to Acquiring EditorJuly 20, 2022 | Black Voices, Community Good News, Early Readers and Chapter Books, NovelsRona: Let’s get a table and order a snack while we chat. I’m going to get a caramel frappe and a chocolate almond ...By: Winsome Bingham
Creative Collaboration: Making Art Together, with Trust & RespectJuly 18, 2022 | Essential Conversations, Latinx Voices, NovelsHow did the two of you meet, and how did you come to be collaborators on your book Does My Body Offend You?We met ...By: Mayra CuevasMarie Marquardt
5 Common World Building MistakesJune 2, 2022 | NovelsWhen I read manuscripts there are a number of world building mistakes I see over and over. Getting the world ...By: Alisa Alering